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^ Bernarda got an SE into the Italian G1 In R1 she plays an unseeded player, Okuno. The winner gets the #13 seed, Anastasiya Saitova.

Also in the draw are Ena Kajevic (who got doubly lucky: LL into the MD, and in R1 plays a local WC), Ana Konjuh and Adrijana Lekaj.

Good luck, Croatian girls!

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Originally Posted by networthy

^ Bernarda got an SE into the Italian G1 In R1 she plays an unseeded player, Okuno. The winner gets the #13 seed, Anastasiya Saitova.

Also in the draw are Ena Kajevic (who got doubly lucky: LL into the MD, and in R1 plays a local WC), Ana Konjuh and Adrijana Lekaj.

Good luck, Croatian girls!

Kajevic lost but the other three won easily

Adrijana LEKAJ (CRO) 6-2 6-1 Marina MARGULIS (RUS)
In R2 plays world #72 Peterson

Bernarda PERA (CRO) 6-1 6-0 Ayaka OKUNO (JPN)
In R2 plays world #75 Saitova

Ana KONJUH (CRO) 6-3 6-1 Sara CASTELLANO (ITA)
In R2 plays world #83 Benoit

All three avoided any of the top ten seeds in R2. Now good luck to them!

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Originally Posted by networthy

In one tournament, Bernarda will cut her ranking almost exactly in half, from 274 to ~135-140

Bernarda cut her ranking exactly in half: from 274 to 137 (up 137 spots)

Originally Posted by networthy

Also, she's undefeated in singles this year: she has won all 11 matches she has played

Make that 12, as she won again today.

Bernarda's ranking will rise again next week, from 137 to around 120.

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Pera won her 13th singles match in a row today (all at G1/G2). She beat world #75 Saitova 75 61.

But up next is her biggest challenge of the year so far: Carol Zhao (world #25). Good luck, Bernarda. Put up a good fight!

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^ Bernarda lost to Zhao but took it to three sets. Sadly, she's no longer undefeated this year (13-1). But her ranking will rise from 137 to ~115.

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53 Trofeo Bonfiglio 1st Round:
(Q)Adrijana Lekaj (CRO) d. Alina Silich (RUS) 61 76(5)

Very good win!

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53 Trofeo Bonfiglio 2nd Round:
(Q)Adrijana Lekaj (CRO) d. (3)Anett Kontaveit (EST) 57 63 60

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Originally Posted by tennismaster8820

(Q)Adrijana Lekaj (CRO) d. (3)Anett Kontaveit (EST) 57 63 60

Kontaveit is #15 in the world--and CH #5!

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If I'm not mistaken, next week there'll be *five* Croats among the top 100 junior girls Has there ever been than many?!?

1. Konjuh: ~40, or ~35 if she wins the doubles final
2. Mekovec: ~55
3. Lekaj: ~65 (or ~40 if she wins the doubles final and is the singles runner up)
4. Vekic: ~85
5. Pera: ~95

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Originally Posted by networthy

If I'm not mistaken, next week there'll be *five* Croats among the top 100 junior girls Has there ever been than many?!?

Rankings as of 28 May 2012
41. Konjuh
55. Mekovec
66. Lekaj
86. Vekic
90. Pera

Congratulations to all of them!

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Bernarda Pera is into the SF at this week's $10K Sarajevo

R1: def. [6] Azra HADZIC 62 64
R2: def. Ivana KLEPIC 62 64
QF: def. [2] Cristina DINU 63 64

Very good tournament for Bernarda, with straight-set wins over two seeded players: Hadzic, who is #621, and Dinu, #324.

In the SF she plays a qualifier, Babic, an unranked Q.

Good luck, Bernarda!

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^ And another Croatian junior won the doubles:

R1: Barbara BONIC (SRB) / Neda KOPRCINA (CRO) BYE
QF: Barbara BONIC (SRB) / Neda KOPRCINA (CRO) 7-5 6-3 Vaszilisza BULGAKOVA (HUN) / Raluca Elena PLATON (ROU) [2]
SF: Barbara BONIC (SRB) / Neda KOPRCINA (CRO) 6-0 6-2 Mariana DRAZIC (CRO) / Azra HADZIC (AUS)
F: Barbara BONIC (SRB) / Neda KOPRCINA (CRO) 2-6 7-5 [10-8] Dagmara BASKOVA (SVK) / Tereza MALIKOVA (CZE)

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Originally Posted by networthy

Bernarda Pera is into the SF at this week's $10K Sarajevo

R1: def. [6] Azra HADZIC 62 64
R2: def. Ivana KLEPIC 62 64
QF: def. [2] Cristina DINU 63 64

Very good tournament for Bernarda, with straight-set wins over two seeded players: Hadzic, who is #621, and Dinu, #324.

In the SF she plays a qualifier, Babic, an unranked Q.

Good luck, Bernarda!

Bernarda PERA (CRO) 7-6(3) 7-6(1) Vladica BABIC (MNE)

In the final, Bernarda plays Hristea (#697). Good luck!

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Like Konjuh, Adrijana Lekaj is also into the QF at G1 Offenbach:

R64: Adrijana LEKAJ (CRO) 6-1 6-4 Renata ZARAZUA (MEX)
R32: Adrijana LEKAJ (CRO) 7-6(3) 1-0 Retired Maria Ines DEHEZA (BOL) [2]
R16: Adrijana LEKAJ (CRO) 6-3 4-6 6-1 Ioana DUCU (ROU)

In the QF she plays Razafimahatratra. Good luck, Adrijana!

Next week, Adrijana will move up to a new CH ranking of ~60, at least. Congrats!

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Adrijana got her first pro MD win today at Solin $10K:

(WC) Adrijana Lekaj (CRO) d. Lucia Butkovska (SVK) 63 64